Creventic Endurance Series GT4 2024 (1) 27.04.2024 Mugello Circuit
Podium in the season opener
Free practice session
The practice sessions before the race were mainly about set-up. I already knew the track from the GT3 and the braking and turn-in points are similar in the GT4, in some cases even identical.
But what was immediately noticeable was that you can chase the GT4 through the corners much more aggressively and take the bends much more than in the GT3 the week before.
However, we all had a fast pace and knew that we would be up there with the big boys in the race.
Qualifying
My team-mate Daniel Kramski drove the qualifying session. He was able to set us a fast time and put us in 5th place on the grid.
Race
In the race, I only got to drive in the fifth stint. I was able to take over the car in 4th place and fight my way up to 3rd place in my two stints and build up a gap to the car behind.
The race actually went smoothly. We had a brief moment when a car in the Porsche Cup class hit the brakes as we braked into the corner and slid into the front of us. Fortunately, the impact didn’t hit the suspension, so we only suffered minimal damage to the front.
In general, however, the race went really well and we’re satisfied to have already secured a podium in our debut in the Creventic with third place.
We’ll be staying in Italy for race 2, as we’ll soon be heading to round 2 in Misano.